Johanna Thydell

Johanna Thydell
Born	(1980-11-14)14 November 1980 Nässjö, Sweden
Occupation	writer
Language	Swedish
Nationality	Swedish
Period	2003-
Genre	children-youth
Notable works	In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining (2003)

Johanna Thydell (born 14 November 1980 in Nässjö, Sweden) is a Swedish wrtier. Her 2003 book In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining was given the August Prize.

She was born in Nässjö. She grew up in Värnamo. After secondary school she attended a writer's course. She then got contact with writer Magnus Utvik. He assisting her to become a writer. She was a 2004 Sommar host. She studied at the writer's line course at Fridhems Folk High School in Svalöv. She also studied culture-courses focusing at literature and film at the Stockholm University.

Bibliography

• 2003 – In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining ("I taket lyser stjärnorna")
• 2006 – Det fattas en tärning
• 2010 – Ursäkta att man vill bli lite älskad
• 2012 – There's a Pig in my Class! ("Det är en gris på dagis")

Awards

• 2003 – Slangbellan
• 2003 – August Prize for In the Ceiling the Stars Are Shining
• 2003 – BMF Plaque
• 2007 - Partille Bookstore's Writer's Schoolarship
• 2012 - BMF Plaque